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REVISED  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS 


OF  THE 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 


OF  THE 


CITY  OF  DETROIT, 


ACC(f!ilPANIED  BY  THE  LAWS  ESTABLISHING  FREE  SCHOOLS. 


ALSO, 


A  SCHEDULE  OF  THE  REVENUES  OF  THE  BOARD, 


FEBRUARY  20,  1816. 


DETROIT  : 

PRINTED  BY  CHARLES  WILLCOX. 


1846. 


REVISED  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS. 


ARTICLE  I. 

^  Section  1.  The  Board  shall  hold  four  regular  qaarlerly 
>  meetings  in  each  year,  on  the  first  Mondays  of  May,  Au- 
»  gust,  November  and  February,  and  such  special  meetings 
3  as  may  be  called  by  the  President  or  Secretar}^  who  shall, 
upon  the  request  of  any  two  members  in  writing,  call  a 
meeting  of  the  Board. 
ju  Sec.  2.  The  officers  of  the  Board  shall  be  a  President, 
^   Secretary,  Treasurer  and  Collector. 

M  Sec  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside 
at  the  meetings  of  the  Board;  to  call  special  meetings 
thereof  at  the  request  of  any  two  members,  or  when  he 
may  deem  it  necessary,  on  a  notice  of  at  least  twenty-four 
hours;  to  act  as  the  organ  of  communication  between  the 
Board  and  the  city  authorities;  to  notify  the  Common 
Council  of  vacancies;  to  visit  at  least  once  in  each  year 
all  the  schools  under  the  direction  of  the  Board ;  to  exer- 
cise a  general  supervision  over  the  interests  of  education 
in  this  city  ;  and  it  shall  be  his  duty,  as  far  as  possible,  to 
see  that  the  rules  and  regulations  adopted  b}'  the  Board 
are  fully  carried  out  and  conformed  to.  A  President  j>r(^ 
tern,  may  be  appointed  by  the  Board  in  the  absence  of  both 
of  the  presiding  officers  provided  for  by  law. 

Sec.  4.  The  Secretary  shall  keep  a  full  and  faithful  re- 
cord of  the  proceedings  of  the  Board,  and  of  the  names 
of  the  members  present  at  each  meeting  thereof,  which 
shall  be  read  at  the  next  subsequent  meeting.  He  shall 
notify  committees  of  their  appointment  through  their  chair- 
man, and  shall,  at  the  re(iuest  of  the  President,  or  of  any 
two  members   in   writing,    call    special   meetings   of  the 


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4:  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OF 

Board,  and  notify  the  members  thereof.  He  shall  furnish 
copies  of  any  proceedings,  motions,  votes  or  resolutions  of 
the  Board,  for  publication,  when  requested  or  directed  by 
a  majority  of  the  Board.  He  shall  keep  in  his  charge 
safely  and  file  all  papers,  reports  or  proceedings  belong- 
ing to  the  Board  ;  draw  warrants  on  the  Treasurer  for  au- 
dited accounts;  act  as  librarian,  and  perform  such  other 
duties  as  usually  pertain  to  his  office,  or  which  may  be 
reasonably  requested  by  the  Board. 

Sec.  5.  The  Treasurer  shall  have  custody  of  all  funds 
belonging  to  the  Board,  and  shall  be  responsible  for  their 
safety.     He  shall  keep  his  account  with  the  Board  sepa- 
rate from  his  account  with  the  city;  and  shall  at  least  once 
in  each  year,  and  as  much  oftener  as  required  by  a  major- 
ity of  the  Board,  submit  a  full  report  of  the  amount  of 
moneys  received  by  him  since  entering  on'  the  duties  of 
his  office,  or  since  his  last  preceding  report;  of  the  amount 
of  his  payments,  to  whom  paid,  and  the   money  in  his 
hands  belonging  to  the  Board.     And  he   shall,  with  his 
annual  report,  return  to  the  Board  for  their  examination, 
all  warrants  or  vouchers  upon  which  any  payments  made  l^ 
by  him  have  been  made.     He  shall  execute  a  good  and  h 
sufficient  bond  with  two  good  and  sufficient  sureties,  who  * 
shall  justify  to  the  amount  of  the  penalty  named  in  such  r 
bond,  that  he  will  ftiithfully  perform   his  duties,  and  ac-  #/ 
count  for  and  pay  over  all  moneys  belonging  to  the  Board* 
which  may  come  into  his  hands;  which  bond  shall  be  in 
a  j)enalty  not  less  than  the  amount  of  the  school  tax  for  the  cur- 
rent year.     The   Board   may,   at   any   time,   remove   any 
Treasurer  who  shall  not  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this 
rule,  or  reFuse  fciithfully  to  performhis  duties,  and  appoint 
another  in  his  place. 

Sec.  G.  The  Collector  shall,  before  entering  upon  the 
duties  of  his  office,  execute  a  bond  to  the  Board,  in  a iic- 
nal  sum  at  least  equal  to  the  amount  of  the  school  tax  for  the 
current  year,   conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance  of 


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his  duties.  He  shall  place  the  amount  of  the  taxes  of  each 
person  for  the  purposes  of  education  in  a  separate  column 
in  his  tax  roll,  and  shall  collect  and  keep  separately  and 
apart  from  all  other  funds  in  his  hands,  all  mone3^s  which 
may  be  due  and  which  may  come  into  his  hands  on  ac- 
count of  the  said  tax,  for  the  purposes  of  education  pro- 
vided for  by  the  law  under  which  this  Board  is  organized, 
and  the  ordinance  of  the  city  authorities  made  by  autlior- 
ity  thereof. 

ARTICLE  II. 

Sec.  1.  The  President  shall  take  the  chair  precisely  at 
the  hour  of  meeting,  and  if  a  quorum  be  present,  call  the 
meeting  to  order.  He  shall  decide  all  questions  of  order, 
and  may  speak  to  points  of  order  in  preference  to  other 
members  ;  but  an  appeal  from  his  decision  may  be  made 
to  the  Board. 

Sec.  2.  A  division  shall  be  directed  by  the  chair  when 
the  vote  is  doubtful  ;  and  the  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  call- 
ed when  requested  by  any  member  of  the  Board. 

Sec.  3.  The  President  shall  rise  to  address  the  Board, 
but  may  put  the  question  sitting.  He  may  speak  on  any 
question  before  the  Board;  but  shall  first  leave  the  chair 
and  appoint  a  temporar}^  chairman  in  his  place,  which  he 
is  empowered  to  do.  But  he  may  state  facts  in  the  chair, 
and  give  his  opinion  on  questions  of  order,  without  leaving 
the  chair. 

Sec.  4.  Questions  shall  be  put  in  the  order  in  which 
they  are  made,  unless  the  subsequent  motion  shall  be  pre- 
vious in  its  character  ;  except,  that  when  times  or  sums 
are  stated  in  a  resolution  or  motion,  the  largest  sum  and 
the  longest  time  shall  be  put  first.  Motions  to  adjourn 
shall  always  be  in  order  and  shall  be  decided  without 
debate. 

Sec.  5.  The  previous  (piestion  shall  be  put  wlicn  \'oted 
by  a  majority  of  the  Board  present,  and  shall  cut  oft'  all 
further  amendments  or  debate  ;  and  shall  be  put  as  fol- 


V  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OF 

lows  :   "  Shall  the  main  question   now  be  put  ?''     Motions 
for  the  previous  question  are  not  debateable. 

Sec.  6.  All  motions  must  he  seconded,  and  shall  be  re- 
duced to  writing  when  requested  by  any  member.  When 
a  question  is  under  debate,  the  following  motions  only 
shall  be  in  order  :  To  adjourn  ;  to  lay  on  the  table  ;  the  pre- 
vious question  ;  to  postpone  ;  to  commit ;  and  to  amend  : 
and  these  shall  have  precedence  in  the  order  in  which 
they  are  named.  A  motion  for  commitment,  until  decided, 
shall  cut  off  all  amendments  of  the  main  question. 

Sec.  7.  Members  shall  rise  in  their  places  and  address 
the  chair,  and  it  shall  not  be  in  order  for  any  member  to 
speak  sitting.  Every  member  speaking  shall  confine 
himself  to  the  question  under  discussion,  and  shall  avoid 
all  personalities.  No  member  shall  refer  to  another  by 
name,  but  shall  designate  him  b}^  his  ward  or  other  re- 
spectful designation.  The  person  entitled  to  the  floor  shall 
be  designated  by  the  chair;  and  no  person  shall  be  in- 
terrupted while  speaking,  except  by  calls  to  order  or  to 
correct  a  mistake,  and  any  member  may,  and  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  President,  to  call  a  member  to  order  when 
in  his  or  their  opinion  such  member  is  out  of  order. 

Sec.  8.  Any  member  may  move  a  reconsideration  of 
any  vote,  and  if  seconded,  the  question  shall  again  be 
open  for  debate  and  shall  be  disposed  of  by  the  Board. 
If  such  motion  is  not  made  at  the  same  meeting  with  the 
original  vote,  a  vote  of  two-thirds  shall  be  necessary  for 
a  reconsideration.  Every  member  must  vote,  unless  ex- 
cused. A  division  of  any  question  may  be  called  by  an}"" 
member,  and  the  question  shall  be  divided  and  put  in  ac- 
cordance with  such   call. 

Sec.  9.  Members  called  to  order  shall  sit  down,  unless 
permitted  to  explain  by  the  President  ;  and  if  the  decision 
of  the  chair  is  appealed  from,  the  Board  shall  decide  the 
question  without  debate.  No  member  shall  speak  more 
than  twice  on  the  same  question  without  leave,  or  more 


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than  once  until  all  members  wishing  to  speak  shall  have 
spoken. 

Sec.  10.  The  following  shall  be  the  order  of"  business 
at  meetings  of  the  Board  : 

1.  Reading  the  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting. 

2.  Motions  and  resolutions. 

3.  Reports  of  committees. 

4.  Unfinished  business  of  former  meeting. 

5.  Miscellaneous  business. 

6.  Adjournment. 

Sec.  11.  Any  rule  or  by-law  may  be  suspended  by  the 
vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  of  the  Board  present. 

Sec.  12.  The  chairman  of  the  committee  of  the  whole 
shall,  for  the  time  being,  be  invested  with  all  the  powers 
of  the  President. 

ARTICLE  III. 

Sec.  1.  There  shall  be  the  following  standing  commit- 
tees of  the  Board,  each  of  which,  except  the  auditing 
committee,  shall  consist  of  three  members,  to  be  appoint- 
ed by  the  President,  viz  : 

1.  A  committee  on  teachers  and  school  books. 

2.  A  committee  on  school  houses. 

3.  A  committee  on  schools. 

4.  An  auditing  committee,  which  shall  consist  of  two 
members. 

Sec.  2.  The  committee  on  teachers  and  school  books, 
shall  examine  teachers  and  give  certificates  of  qualifica- 
tion, which  shall  be  valid  for  one  year,  unless  revoked  for 
good  cause;  and  no  person  shall  be  chosen,  or  shall  act 
as  a  teacher  in  the  schools  of  the  Board,  without  such  cer- 
tificate, and  who  shall  not  be  qualified  to  teach  reading, 
writing,  arithmetic,  geography,  English  grammar,  and 
such  other  branches  as  may  be  directed  by  the  Board. 
They  shall  designate  the  books  to  be  used  in  the  schools 
established  by  the  Board  ;  but  their  designation  shall  be 
subject  to  review   by  the  Board,   whose    decision  on    the 


8         -  UULES  AND  KEGULATIONS  OF 

mailer  shall  be  final  and  conclusive:  but  no  books  ot"  a 
sectarian  character  shall  be  adopted  or  used  in  any  of  the 
schools  of  the  Board.  They  shall  visit  each  of  the 
schools  established  by  the  Board  at  least  once  in  each 
quarter  of  twelve  weeks,  to  inspect  its  condition;  to  as- 
certain the  improvement  of  the  scholars,  and  to  give  the 
teacher  such  hints,  or  suggestions,  in  relation  to  the  con- 
duct of  his  or  her  school  as  may  be  advisable,  and  not 
inconsistent  with  the  action  of  other  committees  and  the 
regulations  of  the  Board. 

Sec.  3.  The  committee  on  school  houses  shall  provide 
school  houses,  or  school  rooms,  for  the  schools  established 
by  the  Board,  and  shall  see  that  the  same  are  kept  in  re- 
pair and  furnished  with  necessary  furniture,  benches,  &c. 
They  shall  see  that  the  schools  are  provided  with  proper 
fuel  and  stoves,  or  other  means  of  warming  the  same,  and 
that  the  rooms  and  yards  are  kept  neat  and  clean,  so  that 
the  health  of  the  pupils  may  not  suffer.  They  shall  have 
power  to  make  contracts  for  the  renting  of  school  houses 
and  school  rooms,  and  for  all  necessary  repairs  of  the 
same ;  for  the  purchase  of  all  necessary  fuel  and  necessary 
furniture  or  fixtures,  for  said  rooms  or  houses ;  and  the 
Board  shall  be  responsible  for  all  contracts  made  by  them 
in  the  performance  of  their  legitimate  duties  :  Provided, 
however,  that  all  contracts  for  renting  buildings  or  rooms, 
and  all  contracts  for  repairs  or  furniture  which  shall  amount 
to  fifty  dollars  or  upwards,  shall  be  ratified  by  a  vote  of 
the  Board,  which  shall  be  certified  by  the  President  on  the 
back  or  some  other  part  of  the  same  and  witnessed  by  the 
Secretary. 

Sec.  4.  The  committee  on  schools  shall  have  all  the 
schools  under  their  immediate  charge  ;  shall  see  that  the 
teachers  thereof  comply  with  all  the  regulations  of  the 
Board;  shall  have  power  to  suspend  or  expel  scholars  for 
good  cause ;  to  regulate  admissions  in  accordance  with 
the  rules  of  the  Board,  and  with  a  view  to  the  proper  dis- 


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Iributioti  of  scholars  among  the  different  schools  of  the 
city;  they  shall  advise  with  the  teachers  in  all  cases  of 
difficulty,  and  for  the  performance  of  their  duties  shall 
visit  each  school  at  least  once  in  each  month,  or  as  much 
oftener  as  they,  or  any  member  thereof,  shall  see  fit,  with- 
out previous  notice  to  the  teacher  of  such  visit. 

Sec.  5.  The  auditing  committee  shall  audit  all  accounts 
and  claims  against  the  Board,  and  reject  or  allow  the 
same;  but  they  shall  allow  no  claim  for  services  perform- 
ed, or  materials  furnished,  or  for  any  other  purpose,  without 
due  pi-oof  in  writing,  signed  by  the  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee within  whose  particular  department  said  expendi- 
ture has  been  incurred,  that  the  account  presented  is  cor- 
rect and  the  prices  therein  charged  reasonable,  or  unless 
the  same  is  for  services  performed  or  materials  furnished 
in  accordance  with,  and  by  virtue  of  a  special  vote  of  the 
Board;  and  in  the  case  last  mentioned  shall  require  satis- 
factory proof  that  the  services  have  been  actually  perform- 
ed, or  the  materials  furnished,  for  which  the  Board  may 
have  voted  any  moneys  under  its  control,  and  that  the  ac- 
counts presented  are  correct  and  reasonable.  No  warrant 
on  the  Treasure»*§hall  be  issued  by  the  Secretary  for  any 
account  which  is  not  audited  and  signed  by  the  auditing 
committee,  and  no  money  shall  be  paid  by  the  Treasurer 
without  the  warrant  from  the  Secretary.  No  such  warrant 
shall  be  issued  in  any  case  where  the  expenditure  has  not 
been  incurred  by  the  committees  of  the  Board  in  the  ex- 
ercise of  the  powers  specially  delegated  to  them,  without 
the  special  direction  of  the  Board. 

Sec.  6.  No  standing  committee  of  the  Board  shall  have 
power  to  make  any  contract  which  shall  be  binding  on  the 
Board  without  previous  ratification  at  a  meeting  thereof, 
except  such  as  arc  herein  before  specifically  enumerated. 

Sec.  7.  Any  two  members  of  a  committee  may  act  in 
all  cases,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  the  standing  com- 
niittees  above  named,  to  report  to  the  Board  in  writing,  at 

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10  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS   OF 

each  of  its  regular  quarterly  meetings  ;  and  in  addition  to 
furnish  the  Board  at  any  of  its  meetings  their  proceedings 
in  any  matter  submitted  to  them  on  which  they  have  acted, 
when  requested  by  the  President  or  a  majority  of  the 
Board. 

Sec.  8.  The  report  of  the  Board  to  the  Superinten- 
dent of  Public  Instruction,  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  the 
apportionment  of  the  public  moneys  belonging"  to  this  city, 
shall  be  made  out  by  the  Secretary,  and  filed  in  the  office 
of  the  Clerk  of  the  count}^  on  or  before  the  first  day  of 
October  in  each  year,  nnd  shall  contain  all  the  necessary 
statements  required  bylaw  to  entitle  this  Board  to  receive 
the  proportion  of  public  school  moneys  accruing  to  the 
city. 

S^c.  9.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  make 
an  annual  report,  at  the  end  of  each  school  year,  to  the 
Board,  of  iheir  proceedings  during  the  year,  with  such 
suggestions  as  he  may  deem  proper  for  the  improvement  of 
the  schools  of  the  Board,  and  the  general  interests  of  edu- 
cation in  this  city. 

Sec.  10.  The  members  of  the  Board  from  each  ward 
respectively,  shall  act  as  a  vigilance  CSg'mmittee  for  the 
school  or  schools  located  in  their  particular  ward;  and 
shall  examine  into  the  condition  of  the  same,  at  least  once 
in  each  month,  reportingtheir  observations  and  opinions  to 
the  "  said  respective  standing  committees  on  all  matters 
within  their  special  jurisdiction. 

Sec.  11.  Any  member  of  the  Board  neglecting  to  per- 
form any  duty  required  by  the  rules  and  regulations 
thereof,  as  a  committee  man  or  otherwise,  or  who  shall  be 
absent  from  any  regular,  or  for  two  successive  special 
meetings  of  the  Board,  shall  pay  a  fine  not  exceeding  five 
dollars,  at  the  discretion  of  the  chair;  and  the  avails  of 
such  fine  shall  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  for  the  use  and 
support  of  the  Library. 


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ARTICLE  IV. 

Sec.  1.  There  shall  be  established  in  this  city,  under 
the  direction  of  the  Board,  two  classes  of  schools,  to  be 
called  primary  and  middle  schools  ;  the  former  to  bear 
the  same  proportion  to  the  latter,  as  near  as  may  be,  as 
three  to  one  in  number,  and  be  taught  by  females,  while 
the  latter  shall  be  taught  by  masters. 

Sec.  2.  All  teachers  of  schools  shall  be  chosen  b}--  a 
vote  of  a  majority  of  ihe  Board,  and,  at  the  time  of  such 
choice,  their  pay  or  salaries  and  time  of  service  shall  be 
specified,  and  the  appropriations  therefor  voted  ;  but  no 
person  shall  be  so  chosen  who  is  not  of  good  moral  char- 
acter, and  has  not  received  a  certificate  of  qualification 
from  the  proper  committee.  All  teachers  shall  be  chosen 
for  the  year,  or  so  much  thereof  as  the  respective  schools 
for  which  they  are  chosen  may  be  continued  by  the  Board  ; 
their  salaries  shall  be  payable  quarterly ;  and  the  Board 
shall  reserve  power  to  dismiss  all  teachers  at  any  time  for 
wilful  violation  of  the  regulations  of  the  Board,  or  for 
gross  misconduct  or  inability. 

Sec  3.  Teachers  shall  adhere  strictly  to  the  rules  and 
regulations  of  the  Board.  They  shall  resort  to  the  com- 
mittee on  schools  for  advice  in  cases  of  difficulty;  but 
may,  in  all  cases  of  collision  between  them  and  said  com- 
mittee, appeal  to  the  Board,  whose  decision  shall  be  final. 
They  shall  not  engage  in  an}^  other  avocation,  study  or 
profession,  without  the  consent  and  vote  of  a  majority  of 
the  Board. 

Sec.  4.  The  schools  shall  be  opened  on  the  first  Mon- 
day in  May  of  each  year,  and  shall,  unless  otherwise  spe- 
cially ordered  by  the  Board,  continue  from  that  period 
four  quarters,  to  consist  of  twelve  weeks  each,  one  week 
intervening  between  said  quarters.  Besides  the  four 
weeks  intervening  the  quaiters,  there  shall  be  no  school 
kept  on  the  afternoon  of  SaturdfiA's,  nor  on  the  fourth  of 
.July,  Christmas,  New-year's    day,  and  sucli   da}'   as  may 


12  KULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OF 

be    appointed   by    the    state    authority  as    Thanksgiving- 
day. 

Sec.  5.  Previous  to  the  first  Monday  in  November  the 
schools  shall  be  punctually  opened  at  half  past  eight  o'clock, 
and  continue  until  half  past  eleven  o''cloclc  in  the  forenoon  ; 
and  in  tlie  afternoon  shall  open  at  half  past  one,  and  be 
continued  until  lialf  past  fata-  o\lock  ;  and  after  the  first 
Monday  in  November,  the  time  of  opening  and  continuance 
in  the  forenoon  shall  be  retarded  half  an  hour,  and  in  the 
afternoon  advanced  the  same  length  of  time. 

Sec.  6.  The  teachers  of  the  Board  shall  be  responsible 
to  it  for  the  faithful  performance  of  their  duties.  It  shall 
be  their  duty  to  see  that  their  respective  school  houses  and 
yards  are  kept  clean  and  well  ventilated  ;  to  keep  stiict 
order  in  their  schools  without  resorting  to  corporal  pun- 
ishment, except  when  absolutely  necessary;  and  to  en- 
deavor to  exert,  at  all  times,  in  and  out  of  school,  a  moral 
influence  over  the  scholars  entrusted  to  their  charge.  They 
shall  not  permit  their  scholars  to  remain  in  or  about  the 
school  house  after  their  dismissal  at  night,  or  to  use  pro- 
fane or  indecent  language  with  impunit}^  They  shall 
have  power  to  suspend  or  expel  scholars  from  their  respec- 
tive schools  for  good  cause;  subject,  however,  in  all  ca- 
ses, to  the  decision  of  the  committee  on  schools.  And  it 
shall  be  their  duty  to  read  publicly  in  their  respective 
schools,  at  the  beginning  of  each  quarter,  and  at  least 
once  in  each  month  during  the  term,  the  rules  and  regula- 
tions of  the  Board  in  relation  thereto. 

Sec.  7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  teacher  to  keep  a 
quarterly  school  list,  or  register,  and  on  the  last  day  of 
the  quarter  to  deposit  the  same,  with  a  true  copy  thereof, 
with  the  chairman  of  the  committee  on  schools.  And  on 
or  before  the  first  day  of  the  next  succeeding  quarter,  the 
teacher  must  go  to  said  chairman,  who  will  deliver  two 
blank  school  rolls  for  the  ensuing  quarter,  and  also  the  said 
original,  to  be  preserved  in  ihe  school  ;  retaining  the  copy 


THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION'.  13 

aforesaid,  to  be  filed  with  the  Secretory  of  the  Board. 
Said  roll  or  register  shall  embrace  the  following  particu- 
lars, to  wit  ; 

1.  The  names,  residences,  ages,  particular  studies,  dai- 
ly attendance,  and  number  of  scholars  each  day. 

2.  A  list  of  all  scholars  suspended,  expelled,  or  permit- 
ted to  change  to  any  other,  and  ^^'hat  public  school,  du- 
ring the  quarter. 

3.  A  statement  of  all  visits  to  the  school  In^  each  com- 
mittee or  member  of  the  Board,  including  the  number  and 
times  of  such  visits. 

4.  The  aggregate  number  of  scholars  attending  during 
the  quarter,  the  average  attendance,  and  the  numbers  in 
all  the  particular  studies. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  teacher  to  keep 
an  inventory  or  memorandum  of,  and  see  that,  the  maps, 
books,  and  other  property  of  the  Board,  are  properly  used 
and  kept  in  his  or  her  school  ;  and  at  the  end  of  eacli 
quarter,  or  at  any  time,  when  required,  to  return  said 
inventory,  or  a  copy  thereof,  Avith  all  the  keys  used  in 
and  about  his  or  her  school,  into  the  custody  of  the 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  schools  ;  and  any  teacher 
who  shall  fail  to  give  a  satisfactory  account  for  the  loss  or 
destruction  of  any  such  property,  shall  be  liable  to  the 
Board  for  the  value  thereof,  which  shall  be  deducted  from 
his  or  her  wages  or  salary.  And  no  bill  for  the  wages  of 
any  teacher  shall  be  audited,  until  said  chairman  shall  be 
satisfied  that  the  rules  of  the  Board  have  been  complied 
with  on  the  part  of  the  teacher,  unless  under  the  special 
direction  of  the  Board. 

Sec.  9.  Every  school  shall  be  open  to  the  admission  of 
scholars  for  the  first  four  weeks,  or  so  much  thereof,  of 
every  quarter,  as  shall  be  necessary  to  fill  its  complement 
on  the  school  roll;  which  admission  shall  be  regulated  as 
follows,  viz :  The  middle  schools  shall  receive  all  boys 
from  ten,  and  girls  ^rom  fourteen,  up   to  seventeen  years,  in- 


14  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OF 

elusive  ;  and  the  prunary  schools  shall  receive  all  under 
those  ages  down  io  five  years,  inclusive. 

Sec.  10.  Scholars  not  being  in  school  vi\\h\n  ffteen  min- 
utes of  the  regular  time  for  opening,  shall  be  marked 
tardxj  ;  for  repetition  of  the  offence,  without  good  excuse, 
more  than  twice  in  any  week,  they  may  be  suspended 
from  school  by  the  teacher,  temporarily  ;  and  for  continu- 
ance of  the  offence  after  one  suspension,  they  may  be  ex- 
pelled for  the  quarter.  They  are  expected,  under  the  di- 
rection of  the  teacher,  to  provide  the  necessary  books 
recommended  by  the  Board  ;  and  after  sufficient  oppor- 
tunit}^  to  do  so,  until  compliance  therein,  they  may  be 
excluded  from  school:  Provided,  however,  that  the  teach- 
er shall  first  report  the  names  of  children  who  are  not 
supplied  with  such  l)ooks  to  the  committee  on  schools, 
who  shall  enquire  into  the  ability  of  their  parents  or  guar- 
dians to  furnish  the  same ;  and  if  said  committee  are 
satisfied  that  the  parents  or  guardians,  sending  such  des- 
titute children,  are  utterly  unable,  they  shall  report  the 
fact  to  the  committee  on  school  books,  who  shall  direct 
the  necessary  books  to  be  furnished  to  such  scholars  at  the 
expense  of  the  Board.  Steady  and  punctual  attendance 
in  the  schools  to  which  they  belong,  is  required ;  and  any 
scholar  neQ-lectins:  to  attend  his  or  her  school  for  three 
days  in  any  month,  without  satisfactory  excuse  in  writing 
from  his  or  her  parent  or  guardian,  shall  be  excluded  from 
school  for  the  remainder  of  the  quarter.  As  a  general  rule, 
they  will  attend  the  schools  located  in  the  ward,  division, 
or  part  of  the  city  where  they  reside  ;  but,  without  the 
consent  of  the  committee  on  schools,  duly  noted  on  the 
school  roll,  when  their  names  have  been  entered  in  one 
school,  they  shall  not  be  permitted  to  change  to  another 
during  the  quarter.  The  wards  and  divisions  of  the  city 
are  set  off  from  the  centre  lines  of  streets,  avenues,  or 
roads,  as  follows  : 

First  ivard. — All  west  of  Shelby  and  south  of  Michigan. 


THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION.  15 

Second  ward. — All  south  of  Monroe  and  Michigan  and 
between  Shelby  and  Randolph. 

Third  icard. — All  south  of  Croghan  and  between  Ran- 
dolph and  St.  Antoine. 

Fourth  ivard. — All  east  of  St.  Antoine  and  south  of  Gra- 
tiot. 

Fifth  ward. — All  north  of  Michigan  and  west  of  Wood- 
ward and  Saginaw. 

Sixth  ward. — All  east  of  Woodward  and  north  of  Mon- 
roe, Croghan  and  Gratiot,  and  west  of  St.  Antoine. 

First  division. — All  west  of  Woodward  and  Saginaw. 

Second  division. — All  between  Woodw^ard  and  Beau- 
bien. 

Third  division. — All  east  of  Beaubien. 

The  city  limits. — All  between  and  including  the  Jones 
and  Dequindre  farms. 

Sec.  11.  In  addition  to  the  two  classes  of  schools  here- 
in before  enumerated,  there  shall  be  established  a  school 
for  the  education  of  the  colored  children  of  the  city,  under 
the  direction  and  subject  to  the  control  of  the  Board.  Said 
school  shall  be  open  to  all  the  colored  children  of  every 
age  in  the  city,  and  shall  receive  for  its  support  from  the 
public  moneys  under  the  control  of  the  Board,  its  just 
share  thereof,  to  be  ascertained  by  reference  to  the  school 
census  for  the  proportion  of  colored  children  as  exhibited 
therein.  Its  regulations  shall  be  the  same  as  those  of  the 
other  schools  of  the  city  ;  its  teacher  shall  be  chosen  by 
the  Board,  subject  to  the  same  rules,  to  perform  the  same 
duties,  and  be  under  like  responsibility  to  the  Board  as  are 
the  teachers  of  the  other  schools,  except  that  the  residence 
of  the  scholars  need  not  be  noted  in  the  school  roll. 

Sec  12.  There  shall  be  quarterly  examinations  of  all 
the  schools  under  the  direction  of  the  Board,  at  which  it 
shall  be  the  special  duty  of  the  committee  on  teachers  and 
school  books,  and  the  ward  committee  of  the  school  to  hr 
examined,  to  attend;  and  once  in  each  year  there  shall  be 


16  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OP 

a  })ublic  examination  of  each  of  the  schools,  at  which  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  all  the  members  of  the  Board  to  at- 
tend. 

Sec.  13.  All  previous  rules  and  regulations  contrave- 
ning or  concurrent  with  any  thing  contained  in  this  or  the 
foregoing  articles,  are  hereby  suspended. 


Note. —  Tlie  foUoiving  list  com/prises    all  the  a2)]iaratus  and 
hooTcs  adopted  hij  the  Board,  at  the  time  of  the  adoj)tion  of 
the  ]^rcceding  Revised  Rules,  Feb.  20,  1846,  viz. 

THE  PROPERTY  OF   TPIE  BOARD. 

One  set  of  Holbrook's  apparatus,  twelve  sets  of  outline 
maps,  with  two  hundred  and  fifty  two  keys,  by  Mather ; 
ten  maps  of  the  United  States,  and  three  maps  of  the 
world. 

THE  PROPERTY  OF  SCHOLARS. 

McGuffey's  Primer  and  Spelhng,  Webster's  Spelling, 
McGuffey's  Eclectic  series  of  Readers,  comj^lete;  Root's 
Writing  series,  Mather's  Penmanship,  Mayhew's  Compu- 
tation Cards,  Ray's  second  Arithmetic,  Colbourn's  Arith- 
metic, Davis'  Arithmetic,  Parley's  first  book  of  History, 
Hazen's  Definer,  Hale's  History  of  the  United  States, 
Brown's  Grammar,  Bullion's  Grammar,  Smith's  Geogra- 
phy, Olney's  Geography'-,  Olmsted's  Philosophy,  Haskin's 
Astronomy,  Colbourn's  Algebra. 

S.  BARSTOW,  ) 

A.  T.  McREYNOLDS,      )  Committee. 

G.  ROBB,  ) 

Detroit,  February  20th,  1846. 


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AN  ACT 
Relative  to  Free  Schools  in  the  city  of  Detroit. 

Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  hy  the  Senate  and  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives of  the  State  of  Michigafi,  That  the  city  of  De- 
troit shall  be  considered  as  one  school  district,  and  here- 
after all  schools  organized  therein,  in  pursuance  of  this 
act,  shall,  under  the  direction  and  regulations  of  the  Board 
of  Education,  be  public  and  free  to  all  children  residing 
within  the  limits  thereof,  between  the  ages  of  five  and 
seventeen  years,  inclusive. 

Sec.  2.  In  lieu  of  the  school  inspectors  now  required  to 
be  elected  in  said,  cit}',  there  shall  be  twelve  school  inspec- 
tors to  be  elected  in  the  manner  following:  at  the  next 
annual  charter  election,  there  shall  be  elected  in  each  ward 
of  said  city,  two  school  inspectors,  one  of  whom  shall  hold 
his  office  for  two  years,  and  the  other  for  one  year;  and 
at  every  annual  charter  election  thereafter,  there  shall  be 
elected  in  each  ward,  one  school  inspector,  who  shall  hold 
his  office  for  two  years.  No  school  inspector  shall  be  en- 
titled to  receive  any  compensation  for  his  services. 

Sec.  3.  In  case  of  a  vacancy  in  the  office  of  school  in- 
spector, the  common  council  of  the  city  of  Detroit  may 
fill  the  same,  until  the  next  annual  election,  when,  if  such 
vacancy  happen  in  the  first  3'^car  of  the  term  of  said  of- 
fice, the  electors  of  the  proper  ward  may  choose  a  suita- 
ble person  to  fill  the  remainder  of  such  term  :  Provided^ 
the  city  clerk  shall  give  notice  of  such  vacancy  prior  to 
such  election,  as  may  be  required  in  other  cases. 

Sec.  4.  Every  person  elected  to  the  office  of  school  in- 
spector, who,  without  sufficient  cause,  shall  neglect  or  re- 
fuse to  serve,  shall  forfeit  to  the  board  of  education  for 
the  use  of  the   library,    the  sum  of  ten  dollars,  to  be  re- 


20  AN   ACT  RELATIVE  TO  FREE    SCHOOLS 

covered  in  an  aclioa  of  delH  in  some  competent  court: 
Frov'tdcd,  no  person  shall  he  compelled  to  serve  two  terms 
successively;  and  the  said  board  shall  make  all  necessary 
rules  and  regulations  relative  to  its  proceedings,  and  pun- 
ish by  fine,  not  exceeding  five  dollars  for  each  offence  by 
any  member  of  the  board,  who  may,  without  sufficient 
cause,  absent  himself  from  any  meeting  thereof,  to  be  col- 
lected as  they  may  direct. 

Sec.  5.  The  school  inspectors,  together  with  the  mayor 
and  recorder  of  said  city,  (who  are  declared  to  be  ex  offi- 
cio school  inspectors,)  shall  be  a  body  corporate,  by  the 
name  and  style  of  "The  Board  of  Education  of  the  city 
of  Detroit,"  and  in  that  name  may  be  capable  of  suing 
and  being  sued,  and  of  holding  and  selling,  and  convey- 
ing real  and  personal  property,  as  the  interest  of  said  com- 
mon schools  may  require ;  and  shall  also  succeed  to,  and 
be  entitled  to  demand  all  moneys  and  other  rights  belong- 
ing to  or  in  possession  of  the  board  of  school  inspectors, 
or  any  member  thereof,  or  any  real  and  personal  property 
or  other  rights,  of  any  such  district  in  said  city,  and  the 
clear  proceeds  of  all  such  property  which  ma}^  come  into 
the  possession  of  said  board,  as  last  aforesaid,  shall  be  ac- 
counted for  and  distributed  among  the  several  persons  of 
whom  the  same  may  have  been  collected,  in  such  manner 
as  the  said  board  may  deem  just  and  proper. 

Sec.  6.  The  board  of  education  (eight  members  where- 
of may  form  a  quorum,)  may  meet  Irom  time  to  time  at 
such  place  in  said  city  as  they  may  designate :  the  mayoF 
shall  be  president  of  the  board,  and  shall  preside  at  all 
meetings  thereof,  but  in  case  of  his  absence,  or  the  ab- 
sence of  the  recorder,  a  majority  of  the  inspectors  pre- 
sent at  any  meeting,  may  choose  one  of  their  number 
president  pro  tempore. 

Sec.  7.  The  clerk  of  the  said  cit}'  shall  be  ex  officio 
clerk  of  said  board,  and  shall  perform  such  duties  as  the 
board  of  education  may  reasonably  recjuire.     In  case  of 


I>J  THE  CITY    OF    DETROIT.  21 

the  absence  of  said  clerk,  o]-  for  any  oilier  cause,  llie 
Ijoard  may  choose  some  suitable  person  to  perform  his 
duties,  either  as  principal  or  deputy  clerk. 

Sec.  8.  The  recorder  of  said  city  shall  be  entitled  to  a 
seat  at  the  meeting  of  said  board,  for  the  purpose  of  de- 
liberation, and  of  acting  on  committees,  but  shall  have  no 
vote  therein,  except  when  the  mayor  shall  be  absent,  in 
which  case  he  shall  act  as  president. 

I^Ec.  9.  The  board  of  education  shall  have  full  power 
and  authority,  and  it  shall  be  their  dut}-  to  purchase  school 
houses,  and  apply  for  and  receive  from  the  county  treas- 
urer or  other  officer,  all  moneys  appropriated  for  primary 
schools  and  district  library  of  said  city,  and  designate  a 
place  where  the  library  may  be  kept  therein.  The  said 
board  shall  also  have  full  power  and  authority  to  make  by- 
laws and  ordinances  relative  to  taking  the  census  of  all 
children  in  said  city  between  the  oges  of  five  and  seven- 
teen years  ;  relative  to  making  all  necessary  reports  and 
transmitting  the  same  to  the  proper  offices,  as  designated 
by  law,  so  that  said  city  may  be  entitled  to  its  proportion 
of  the  primary  school  fund ;  relative  to  visitation  of  schools ; 
relative  to  the  length  of  time  schools  shall  be  kept, 
which  shall  not  be  less  than  three  months  in  each  year  ; 
relative  to  the  employment  and  examination  of  teachers, 
their  powers  and  duties;  relative  to  regulation  of  scljools 
and  the  books  to  be  used  therein;  relative  to  the  ap|)oinl- 
ment  of  necessary  officers,  and  prescribe  their  powers 
and  duties  ;  relative  to  any  thing  whatever  that  may  ad- 
vance the  interest  of  education,  the  gooil  government  and 
prosperity  of  common  schools  in  said  city,  and  [ihe]  wel- 
fare of  the  public  concerning  the  same. 

Sec.  10.  The  mayor's  court  shall  have  jurisdiction  of 
all  suits  wherein  the  said  board  may  be  a  party,  and  of 
all  prosecutions  for  violation  of  said  by-laws  and  ordinan- 
ces. 

Sec.  11.   The  said  board   shall  annuallv,    in   the  month 


22  AN  A<'T  RELATIVE   TO  FIJEE   POUOOI-S 

of  Febniaiy,  publish  in  scniie  newspaper  of  the  cay,  a 
statement  of  the  number  of  schools  in  said  city,  the  num- 
ber of  pupils  instructed  therein  the  year  preceding,  the 
several  branches  of  education  pursued  by  ihena,  and  the 
expenditures  for  all  things  authorized  by  this  act,  during 
the  preceding  3'ear. 

Sec.  12.  The  board  of  education  shall  establish  a  dis- 
trict library,  and,  for  the  increase  of  the  same,  the  com- 
mon council  are  authorized  annually  to  lay  a  tax  on  the  real 
and  personal  property  within  said  city,  of  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding two  hundred  dollars,  which  tax  shall  be  levied  and 
collected  in  the  same  manner  as  the  mone^^s  raised  to  de- 
fray the  general  expenses  of  said  city. 

Sec.  13.  The  common  council  of  said  city  are  hereby 
authorized,  once  in  each  year,  to  assess  and  levy  a  tax  on 
all  the  real  and  personal  property  within  said  city,  accor- 
ding to  the  city  assessment  roll  of  that  3'earj  which  shall 
not  exceed  one  dollar  for  every  child  in  said  city  between 
the  ages  of  five  and  seventeen  years;  the  number  of 
children  to  be  ascertained  by  the  last  report  on  that  sub- 
ject, on  file  in  the  office  of  the  clerk  of  tlie  county  of 
Wayne,  or  in  the  office  of  the  clerk  of  said  board  of  edu- 
cation, and  certified  by  the  president  thereof,  and  the  said 
tax  shall  be  collected  in  the  same  manner  as  the  moneys 
raised  to  defray  the  general  expenses  of  said  city  ;  all 
such  moneys  shall  be  disbursed  aiid  expended  by  the  au- 
thority of  the  said  board  for  the  support  and  maintenance 
of  said  schools,  and  for  no  other  purpose  whatever. 

Sec.  14.  The  treasurer  of  said  city  shall  be  the  treas- 
urer of  said  board,  unless  otherwise  directed  by  said 
board ;  he  shall  keep  all  moneys  belonging  to  said 
schools  separate  from  the  raonej^s  belonging  to  the  corpo- 
ration of  said  city;  and  he  shall  not  pay  out  or  expend 
the  school  moneys,  without  the  authority  of  the  said 
board. 

Sec  15.   The  collector  of  the  said  city,  wljen  he  shall 


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liavc  paid  any  school  moneys  to  said  treasurer  or  other 
person,  shall  take  a  receipt  therefor,  and  file  the  same 
with  the  clerk  of  said  board  ;  and  it  shall  be  the  further 
duty  of  the  collector,  when  he  shall  have  made  his  final 
return  concerning  the  collection  of  the  said  tax,  to  make  a 
report  to  said  board,  stating  the  whole  amount  of  school 
tax,  the  amount  collected,  and  the  amount  returned  by 
him  to  the  common  council  as  unpaid  or  uncollected. 

Sec.  16.  The  collector  and  treasurer  shall,  before  they 
enter  on  their  duties  under  this  act,  enter  into  such  bonds 
to  said  board,  and  with  such  sureties  as  may  be  deem- 
ed necessary,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  their 
duties  respectively,  under  this  act. 

Sec.  17.  All  parts  of  acts,  so  far  as  they  relate  to  the 
city  of  Detroit,  inconsistent  with  this  act,  are  hereby  re- 
pealed. And  it  shall  not  be  necessary  to  elect  any  school 
district  oflicers  in  said  city,  as  heretofore  required  by  law. 

Sec.  18.  This  act  shall  take  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage. 

Approved  February  17,  1842. 


AN  ACT 

To    amend   an  act,   entitled  ''An    act  relative   to 
free  schools  in  the  city  of  Detroit. 

Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  hy  the  Senate  and  House  of  Rci)- 
resentativcs  of  tlic  State  of  Michigan,  That  all  taxes  whicli 
have  been,  or  may  hereafter  be  assessed  and  levied  by 
the  common  council  of  the  city  of  Detroit,  under  and  by 
virtue  of  the  authority  conferred  on  snid  council  by  the 
thirteenth  section  of  an  act,  entitled  "an  act  relative  to 
free  schools  in  the  city  of  Detroit,"  shall  be  set  forth  in  the 
assessment  roll  of  said  city,  in  a  separate  column,  apart, 
and  distinguished  from  all  other  city  taxes;  and  that  tlic 
collector  of  said  city,  shall  collect,  and,  is  herel)y  autliori- 
zed  and  required  to  collect  said  taxes  in  money,    and  saitl 


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